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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Orange Aldermen Resent Labor Letter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 4

A letter written by Orange Trades and Labor Council, accusing the Mayor of "sabotage" in refusing permission…

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Goobang Shire Careless Use of Fire Act. 1912-1946

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 7

NOTICE is hereby given that during the period from October 15th., 1948, until March 31st 1949. a person lighting a fire in the open air…

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Mayor Serisier Presents Interesting Minute

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

At last night's meeting of Dubbo Municipal Council the Mayor (Ald. E. B. Serisier) submitted the following minute. It was adopted as read. Following is the text:…

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Macquarie Shire Correspondence Talbragar Shire's Fears for Buckinbah Creek Crossing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 11

TALBRAGAR Shire Councillors, Who had previously agreed to share with Macquarie Shire the cost of providing a causeway over the Buckinbah Creek, had doubts aroused in their minds when hey were informed that a…

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New Council Committees

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

For the ensuing year it has been decided to limit the number of committees. These will be the Finance, Trading and…

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Coonamble Council Recent Decisions

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 7

At last meeting of the Coonamble Municipal Council, the Rugby Football Club forwarded a donation of £50 towards cost of…

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Yeoval-Cumnock News Proposed Amaroo Shire - Molong Municipality Merger. Decision Deferred Pending Expression of Opinion by Molong Ratepayers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 8

THE ratepayers of Molong Municipality will be consulted before any action is taken in the proposal to amalgamate the Municipality with Amaroo Shire Council. This decision was reached after lengthy discussion in the…

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Wingadee Shire By-election. Mr. E. Hanson Elected

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

The extraordinady election of the Wingadee Shire Council to elect a representative for B Riding, to fill the…

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Coonamble Mail Controversy Council Still Wants Route Altered

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

Although the Railway Department has refused to divert the Coonamble Mail at Dubbo to pass through Cumnock and Molong, Amaroo Shire Council will keep on trying to get the…

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Municipal Jottings Correspondence Abbatrtoirs Earthworks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

From the Railway Department advising that the Department would on behalf of Council carry out the necessary…

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Half Milli[?] of Wheat From Tim[?]ongle Shire

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 6

The month has been warm to [?] with a few windy days and [?] light showers. One heavy [?] to one inch occurred about the [?]…

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Macquarie Shire Engineer's Report. Detailed Operations Plan for Bush Fire Brigades Proposed

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 3

THhe Macquarie Shire Engineer, Mr. H. F. A. Bode, will present to the next meeting of the Shire Council a plan of campaign for efficiently controlling and extinguishing bush fires…

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Macquarie Regional Council Reports from Committees. Investigations Begun on Best Use of Waters of Burrendong Dam

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 2

THE conservation sub-committee of the Macquarie Regional Development Committee recently inspected the site of the Burrendong Dam to consider aspects relating to the land to be mandated and held meetings at…

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Narromine's New Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 1

The new Mayor of Narromine is Alderman M. V. Duffy. This was I decided at the Council Meeting on Monday night…

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Few [?] to [?] Mayor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 1

[?] of the Macquarie Valley County Council have been relieved by the [?] from the Mayor of [?] Ald. E. B. Register, that…

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Forbes Mayor and Deputy Re-elected

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 3

Forbes Municipal Council held a special meeting on Thursday night to consider the election of Mayor and Deputy-Mayor for…

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Alp Electorate Council Meeting at Dubbo

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 6

At Saturday's meeting of the Gilgandra branch of the ALP information was received that a meeting of delegates to form the…

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Ald. K. Hobson Elected Mayor. Ald. Tengstrom Deputy Mayor

The Western Herald · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 1

At a special call of the Council on Thursday night, Ald. K. Hobson was re-elected Mayor and Ald. Tengstrom…

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A New Mayor Is Elected

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 6

The Narromine council chambers were the scene on Monday night of an important annual event-the election of Narromine's leading citizen…

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Cr. Brabreek New Shire President

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 4

Counc[?]ler A. W. Brabrook is the new president of the Tim[?] Council for the [?] with…

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